In the '50s, a lot of girls never saw beyond the wedding day. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes 50s day girl
Three-quarters of the world's population doesn't have enough to eat! Helen Reddy eatpopulationquarter Change image and share on social
I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore, and I know too much to go back and pretend. Helen Reddy backbighear Change image and share on social
It took me a year to really learn the American lingo. I really feel for people who are coming here and don't speak English at all. It must be hell. Helen Reddy americancomeenglish Change image and share on social
Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process. Bruce Babbitt agoamericancongratulate Change image and share on social
I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way. Scarlett Johansson determinegirlhave Change image and share on social
The '50s in general are written off as a boring decade following the turmoil of the Second World War and its immediate aftermath - the postwar Labour government, the cold war, the arrival of the New Look in fashion, etc. But I remember it as a very exciting time - a pioneering, rule-breaking time, especially for the young. Lynne Reid Banks 50saftermatharrival share on social